Atomic Force Microscopy of the fungi-mineral interface: applications in mineral dissolution, weathering and biogeochemistry

► Review of application of AFM to the dissolution of phyllosilicate minerals and weathering. ► Observations of mineral colonization by mycorrhizal fungi in sterile microcosms. ► Comparison of proton-promoted and ligand-promoted dissolution of minerals. ► Observations of surface modification and weathering beneath fungal biolayer.